Carroll Quigley’s Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time is a monumental work. It spans over 1,300 pages and covers the period from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century....
In Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and much of Eastern Europe, New Year's Eve bears the name "Silvester," honoring Pope Sylvester I who died on December 31, 335 CE....
In 1971, while on psilocybin mushrooms in the Colombian Amazon, ethnobotanist Terence McKenna experienced a profound vision. At that moment, he believed he glimpsed something extraordinary....